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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTake it from the founder of Men's Wearhouse - $7.25 is an immoral abomination. #RaiseTheWage now.
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Response to Donkees (Original post)
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PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,811 posts)However, a quick online search indicates that Men's Warehouse does NOT pay all its employees $15/hour. Hypocrisy much?
leftieNanner
(15,058 posts)So the current owners may be tight wads. Maybe not him.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,811 posts)Aristus
(66,275 posts)by the board of directors of the company he founded. The move was largely due to his progressive business outlook. George Zimmer isn't a hypocrite; he's sticking to the greedy board members who took over his company.
I met him once when I worked there. Great guy. Absolutely great guy.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,811 posts)It would be nice if the video indicated that. Otherwise, it's easy to assume he's still heading the company.
leftieNanner
(15,058 posts)I sat next to him on a plane flight a number of years ago. Didn't say anything to him. He was busy working.
But I'm glad to hear that he is a good guy.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,131 posts)It's not ONLY about paying the neediest. It's about putting money back into the economy, so businesses can stay open and people can stay employed.
meadowlander
(4,387 posts)Following the cost of inflation for thirty years, that should be $18/hour now.